Science & the Sea

Survival of the fittest has been a law of nature since the beginning of life, but sometimes that struggle begins...

For almost any object in the sea, there’s a creature who will feed on it – even if it’s a...

Perhaps you’ve heard of a full moon so bright you can read by its light. But what if you could...

When we think of a pristine shoreline, we don’t usually picture manmade structures in the scene, but jetties and retaining...

Sometimes scientists searching for one thing stumble unexpectedly onto another. A few years ago, a research team did just that,...

If Finding Nemo had been more scientifically accurate, it may have caught Disney fans off guard: Nemo’s dad, Marlin, would...

Most people know that electricity and water don’t mix, but it’s not a problem for fish that produce their own...

Seahorses and pipefish may be beautiful and graceful creatures, but they’re not the speediest of fish. In fact, they swim...

Getting a good whiff of your partner to decide if he’s the right man for you may sound familiar –...

When most people think about math, they’re probably not thinking of marine creatures. Yet one of the most famous sequences...